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Here for energysky. Climatetech comms. Boy and dog mom. Skier, gardener, hiker. Winter enthusiast. Worried.
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Trump’s attempts to kill the offshore wind industry threaten not just the decarbonization plans of a few states, but job opportunities for a wide array of Americans. A majority are in red districts – not blue ones: https://buff.ly/3PXC9Ag

Interesting article on Powerhouse buildings - a new term for me - and the ongoing challenge of net zero calculus. @bloomberg.com Story by: @oliviarudgard.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...?

Interesting that there is only one New England state on this top 10 chart, Massachusetts, at #7 just ahead of TX, VA and GA. #evschoolbus @canarymediainc.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...

File under: things we really gotta try and save. The Biden Administration has finalized the fee on methane pollution from oil and gas infrastructure edition.cnn.com/2024/11/12/c...

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“Three months ago, we only had a little over 21% of the country in drought, and in three months, that’s jumped to just under 52%." Drought is seemingly everywhere. @jeva.bsky.social explains how below:

Posting a few preview charts from my upcoming annual presentation. This one is rainfall in Valencia, 29 October 2024.

Maintaining grid reliability is part of ensuring affordability, per FERC's Rosner. “An unreliable grid is full stop unaffordable because none of our economy works without access to electricity."

Just discovered this beautiful & magical book that seeks to bring back 20 words like acorn, fern, dandelion, heather & wren that were dropped from the Oxford Jr. Dictionary a few yrs ago to make room for attachment, blog, bullet-point & voicemail. On my gift giving list to nature lovers of all ages.

Refreshing to have a positive headline & story on the energy transition! Love this - “But for every setback, there is a Sun Streams.” Sun Streams is a 13 sq mi PV & battery complex in AZ, which is predominantly owned by Longroad Energy. Ed Ballard, WSJ #energysky www.wsj.com/business/ene...

With a $50m grant, a new pilot program in Massachusetts will install heat pumps, smart thermostats, and batteries in 2k low income homes. The goal is to see if it can meaningful reduce "peak energy demand," which is expected to double by 2050. www.wbur.org/news/2023/11... @wbur.org

Climate change hits women’s health harder. Activists want leaders to address it at COP28

This is still making me laugh days later…😂

Despite recent headlines declaring the industry stagnant or moribund, the U.S. electric-vehicle market is actually well past the tipping point for mass adoption — and its healthy sales growth underscores that. Learn more about the Chart of the Week: bit.ly/3swkyrp